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Amiable Child Monument

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
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Rucker Park

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.
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The Sisyphus Stones

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
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Jeffrey's Hook Light

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
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High Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
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Bennett Park

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
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West Terrace at the Cloisters

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
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Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Shorakkopoch Rock

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
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The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
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Pier 54: The Titanic's Arrival Destination

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.
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The Lightship Frying Pan

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.
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The Brown Building

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
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Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
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Alice in Wonderland Statue

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
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Strawberry Fields Memorial

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
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Fearless Girl Statue

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
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Irish Hunger Memorial

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
New York, New York

The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.